Tryphine
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Saint Tryphine is a semi-legendary Breton saint whose life is often considered to be the basis of the story of Bluebeard. In Brittany she is widely revered as a patron saint of sick children and those
Statue of St Tryphine in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany (c. 1850)
Waroch I
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Waroch I was an early ruler of the Bro Wened in southern Brittany. It is unclear whether he or his grandson Waroch II is the namesake of the region.
Tryphine
…from a historical individual who was the wife of the early Breton ruler Conomor. Conomor is said to have married Tryphine, the daughter of his ally Waroch I, but seems later to have violently abused and then murdered her. Conomor was later killed in battle with a rival, and became a legendary villain in…
Saint-Gildas' statue, Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys.